diff --git a/fbeye/fbeye.pro b/fbeye/fbeye.pro
index 4244df6..01abbf2 100644
--- a/fbeye/fbeye.pro
+++ b/fbeye/fbeye.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pro fbeye,lightcurve,debug=debug,recalculate=recalculate,$
           keyboard=keyboard,auto=auto,noauto=noauto,$
-          smooth=smooth,boxcar=boxcar
+          smooth=smooth,boxcar=boxcar,$
+          apimport=apimport
  
 ;-----------------
 ; Flares By EYE
@@ -12,13 +13,15 @@ pro fbeye,lightcurve,debug=debug,recalculate=recalculate,$
 
 print,'> Welcome to FBeye...'
 print,'    Setting /auto will disable the interactive GUI.'
-print,'    Setting /noauto will disable the auto-finding.'
+print,'    Setting /noauto will disable the auto-finding of flares.'
 print,'    Setting /recalculate will use previous start/stop times '
 print,'       and recompute the Equiv. Durations, peaks, etc.'
 print,'         NOTE: requires the .out file, not .fbeye file!'
+print,'    Setting /ApImport will generate a .out file from the .flare'
+print,'       file generated by project codenamed "appaloosa".'
 print,"    Set smooth='boxcar' to use simple boxcar smoothing for the "
 print,"       auto-finding, and boxcar=# to adjust the window length."
-print,"    Setting /keyboard will enable they keyboard+mouse mode."
+print,"    Setting /keyboard will enable the keyboard+mouse mode."
 print,'  '
 
 device, retain = 2
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ device, retain = 2
 device, true_color = 2
 device, decomposed = 0
 
-VERSION = 'v1.3.5'
+VERSION = 'v1.3.6'
 print,"  You are currently running FBEYE "+VERSION
 
 
@@ -88,6 +91,19 @@ readcol,lightcurve,/silent,f='(D,D,D)',time,flux,error
 tlastviewed = -9d9 ; a time value that shouldn't exist
 dtlast = -9d9 ; a time bin that shouldn't exist
 
+
+
+; read in the output from the Python project codename "appaloosa"
+if keyword_set(apimport) then begin
+   FBEYE_APIMPORT, lightcurve ; generates a new output save file
+
+   print, '> FBEYE_RECALC will now run automatically to make the import complete.'
+   print, '  To see the results, rerun FBEYE with no flags.' 
+   recalculate = 1              ; the output file needs to re-run to match FBEYE
+   AUTO = 1                   ; do things automatically now
+endif
+
+
 ;1) 
 if keyword_set(debug) then print,'Debug: 3'
 doover = 'y'
@@ -158,12 +174,12 @@ if already_done eq 0 then begin
 ; where the mult-peak is marked
    multpos = fltarr(n_elements(fevent)) 
 
-tstart= fltarr(n_elements(fevent)) 
-tstop= fltarr(n_elements(fevent)) 
-trise= fltarr(n_elements(fevent)) 
-tdecay= fltarr(n_elements(fevent)) 
-s2n = fltarr(n_elements(fevent))
-quies = fltarr(n_elements(fevent))
+   tstart= fltarr(n_elements(fevent)) 
+   tstop= fltarr(n_elements(fevent)) 
+   trise= fltarr(n_elements(fevent)) 
+   tdecay= fltarr(n_elements(fevent)) 
+   s2n = fltarr(n_elements(fevent))
+   quies = fltarr(n_elements(fevent))
 
    save,fevent,fstartpos,fstoppos,tpeak,tstart,tstop,trise,tdecay,lpeak,ed,cplx_flg,mltpk_flg,mltpk_num,tmltpk,lmltpk,multpos,s2n,quies,filename=lightcurve+'.out'
 
@@ -223,6 +239,7 @@ if keyword_set(recalculate) then begin
 
    print,'> '
    goto,theend
+   
 ;   RETURN ;<<<< done with program
 endif
 
diff --git a/fbeye/fbeye_apimport.pro b/fbeye/fbeye_apimport.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27db1fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fbeye/fbeye_apimport.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+pro fbeye_apimport, lightcurve
+
+compile_opt defint32, strictarr, strictarrsubs
+compile_opt HIDDEN
+
+print,'>> running FBEYE_APIMPORT'
+
+; read the columnated text file from "appaloosa"
+
+readcol, strmid(lightcurve, 0, strpos(lightcurve, '.dat')) + '.flare', $
+         f='(F)', /silent, $
+         tstart, tstop, tpeak, lpeak, $
+         FWHM, duration, t_peak_aflare1, t_FWHM_aflare1, amplitude_aflare1, $
+         flare_chisq, KS_d_model, KS_p_model, KS_d_cont, KS_p_cont, ed
+
+
+trise = tpeak - tstart
+tdecay = tstop - tpeak
+
+fevent = findgen(n_elements(tstart))
+fstartpos = fltarr(n_elements(tstart)) - 99.
+fstoppos = fltarr(n_elements(tstart)) - 99.
+
+cplx_flg = fltarr(n_elements(tstart)) * 0.
+
+mltpk_flg = fltarr(n_elements(tstart)) - 99.
+mltpk_num = fltarr(n_elements(tstart)) - 99.
+tmltpk = fltarr(n_elements(tstart)) - 99.
+lmltpk = fltarr(n_elements(tstart)) - 99.
+multpos = fltarr(n_elements(tstart)) - 99.
+s2n = fltarr(n_elements(tstart)) - 99.
+quies = fltarr(n_elements(tstart)) - 99.
+
+tlastviewed = -9d9
+dtlast = -9d9
+
+
+outfilename = lightcurve + ".out"
+
+; make a save file
+save,fevent,fstartpos,fstoppos,$
+     tpeak,tstart,tstop,trise,tdecay,lpeak,ed,$
+     cplx_flg,mltpk_flg,mltpk_num,tmltpk,lmltpk,multpos,$
+     s2n,quies,tlastviewed,dtlast,$
+     filename=outfilename
+
+print, '> Generating file '+outfilename
+return
+end